A red herring is:

a. an unjust accusation
b. a distortion of your opponent's position
c. an appeal to ignorance
d. in irrelevant issue brought in as a distraction


d.

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The Gospel of John does not include any record of Jesus' baptism.

a. true b. false

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Skepticism is the view that

A. all knowledge of the external world is based on sense experience. B. knowledge of the external world cannot be obtained by sense experience alone. C. we can't have knowledge of the external world. D. knowledge of the external world cannot be obtained by reason alone. E. all knowledge of the external world is based on reason.

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According to Epictetus, a well-cultivated will is the source of happiness

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the truth table for ~{ [D v (~M ? ~D)] ? ~ (M ? D)}, which column goes under D on the left-hand side of the truth table, assuming that the propositional letters are listed in the order in which they appear in the formula?

A) TTFF B) TF C) TTTTFFFF D) TFTF

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